rustler
"rustler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rustler” is uncommon English (frequency #92,016 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,016
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rustler · rustler · English
rustler · rank #92,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,016
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH Russias
Nearest frequency peer: Russias (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “rustler”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- RSF
RSF
7,989 corpus weight
- ruleset
ruleset
7,988 corpus weight
- Russias
Russias
7,986 corpus weight
- rustler
rustler
7,985 corpus weight
- Réunion
Réunion
7,983 corpus weight
- sabbat
sabbat
7,981 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “rustler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rustler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #92,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rustler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rustler is uncommon English at frequency #92,016 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
rustler has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rustle + -er. The correct English form is rustler, spelled R-U-S-T-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.
- 2A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
- 3An alert, energetic, driving person.
- 4That which makes a rustling noise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rustler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Two years have now passed since Hayward’s farm in north Wales was raided, leading to the loss of tens of thousands of bees. But the rustlers have continued to be active. Most recently they have targeted the property of one of her Anglesey neighbours, where around 40,000 bees were taken last month.
Like this weekend, with moderate temperatures, the sky a bowl of blue, and the wind not a cold curse or a hot furnace, but a bit of a leaf-rustler, a cooling refreshment.
Etymology
From rustle + -er.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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